FORT MYERS, Fla. -- The first tropical storm of the 2014 Atlantic Hurricane Season formed Tuesday and could affect the Carolinas as a hurricane by Thursday.

Tropical Storm Arthur formed Tuesday morning as it crawled off of Florida's east coast at 2 mph.

Even hotter air is on the way as we work towards July 4th. That in addition to the muggy conditions will make for a pretty uncomfortable workweek weatherwise. Temperatures will move up to the mid 90s Monday through Thursday. The outlook for July 4th remains hot. Morning temperatures for the Peachtree Road Race will be in the mid to upper 70s. Afternoon temperatures will be in the mid 90s. Evening temperatures will hold in the mid 80s for the fireworks. There will be a slight chance for afternoon and early evening showers. We will keep fine tuning that forecast for the 4th as we get closer to it.

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The trend is the storms moving into Georgia today are weakening and will fall apart before reaching the Atlanta metro counties.

Expect more scattered showers and thunderstorms to pop up again this afternoon. It will be hot and humid as highs reach near 90 degrees.

The unsettled weather will continue as a cold front drops into the state, then stalls and serves as the trigger for afternoon scattered thunderstorms. Although the storms are not expected to be severe, some of the storms could have gusty winds, frequent lightning, and hail.